Legend of Korra

So Korra starts off with every bending except Air. Her story in the beginning was typical Luke Skywalker, I wanna get outta this backward ass place full of smelly old fucks. Luckily for her, Katara is legit as an elder and lets her go. Korra is okay at this point. I'm neutral about her. First episode was decent. The exposition was good and you can tell that there's gonna be more next episode.

Korra's character in a nutshell so far: "I am edgy as fuck and you angst teens will all relate to me"

Nice growth at the end, but the transition was too choppy. There was no introspective moment on screen where we understood that she was beginning to change. Just all of the sudden dodging like an airbender. I'll say this was a good episode.

Firebenders? No problem. A giant dog? Fuck that, I'm outta here!

So Amon can take away bending "permanently". We'll see how true that is. I'm assuming it's a real threat. The key to beating benders in the city is being ridiculously acrobatic and good at Taijutsu (we saw some of this being the case in Avatar). Rock Lee and Gai would be perfect in this show. Still, I can't imagine them having the advantage against the avatar when she learns airbending. Can't be on the ground or else you're fucked, can't be in the air now either.

Mako and Korra starting to grow close. Ooooooooh boy.

One minute Mako is getting hit by a moped and literally the next he is getting invited to a fancy dinner. Everyone in the city seems to have a fast paced mind. Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my situation, so fund me maybe.

Tarrlok is a bastard, and it was obvious what he was going to do the second he invited Korra to the party. Not sure why Korra was so sure that Amon was going to fight fair. He inflicted a psychological and morale blow to this task force instead. I like him so far as a villain.

You expected your first kiss to be with Asami, but it was I, Dio Korra! It was with Korra, not Asami!

The first half of this episode I was really enjoying Korra. Her personality has started to develop into something palpable. Then the second half strikes and I find myself saying, "Fuck Korra" after she kissed Mako. Though Bolin's (spelling?) childish temper tantrums and crying were amusing to watch. At the very least they made up at the end.

Oh yeah, I'm watching an Avatar sequel. For a second there, I thought I was watching a soap opera. Good thing I noticed.

"I am currently wetting myself" and the best character in Korra goes to...

So blatant cheating is apparently okay to the benders. Like, aren't they going to do something? You know, like fire the refs?

Amon is showing that he is a pretty good villain so far. He's a true threat and he is a very intimidating character. It helps that Steve Blum voices him. The fight sequence between Korra and the guy with goggles and two stun rods was good but too short. Good episode overall.

NO! NOT MY CABBAGE CORP! Dat callback to Avatar.

We finally get to see Tenzin fight and I am quickly reminded of why airbending is the coolest basic element bending. The chief has quickly become a good and likable character. Asami gets better in this episode too.

A giant wall of pure platinum? Platinum giant robot suits? This guy is literally the Andrew Carnegie of Korra. You could probably cut up that wall and sell it in sheets for a total of tens of millions of U.S dollars or more. Platinum is more valuable than gold, so yeah.

Good episode. We have successfully answered a question about where Amon gets his technology from. Or should I say got since now it's cut off.

Fuck Tarrlok. Seriously, he's an idiot and the counsel members who blindly follow him are even worse. Do they ever even have anything valid to say? Who hired these idiots in the first place?

Oh God, I just realized what event this ties to in U.S history.

The beginning of the episode was good, and Asami is becoming a well written female character so far.

And Tarrlok can bloodbend. Interesting. So he was able to do shit to even Aang, Sokka and Toph? Only time will tell.

LOOOOL Eat shit, Tarrlok! And eat shit, Tarrlok's dad!

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The bits with Aang were great. I noticed that Kate Higgins played adult Toph and the prosecutor. The part when he took away the bloodbender's bending away was awesome. Finally, Korra is able to connect and see visions of Aang. I see this as a breakthrough where she'll be able to do airbending now with training.

Holy fuck, this episode was nuts. Airbending really seems to be a superior art against equalists. It's just so fast and so versatile that they can't really deal with it. Lyn and Tenzin are the best characters right now. Sucks that Lyn got her bending taken away.

I laughed when the fire counsel woman got shocked. It was hilarious how the guy had that smug smile and then proceeded to shock this absolute sheep. The only relevant counsel member left is the only one they couldn't capture.

I also laughed when I heard Zuko's voice actor return for Iroh II. The voice does not match at all. It's cool that they did that, but it doesn't match.

Amon's identity and past revealed. I find the symbolism very interesting that he ended up being Tarrlok's brother. Amon is the symbol of revolution and Tarrlok the symbol of retaliation. They ended up being the respective head of their faction.

Amon's ability to take away bending makes sense now that it is revealed to be blood bending. It seems almost like he is disconnecting something within the brain in order to stop Chi from being able to flow properly. That's my guess at least. I'm assuming we'll have an answer soon.

Thank fuck that Asami is stopping her jealous cold shoulder treatment. Mako has been acting a damn fool the last couple episodes and they're finally patching things up. Hopefully it doesn't take a turn for the worse.

"When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change." So true, Aang. So true.

What the fuck did I say back in Episode 10? "Airbending really seems to be a superior art against equalists. It's just so fast and so versatile that they can't really deal with it." Score another point for that Sharingan insight. Airbending beat Amon and we saw that Tenzin was also able to score a hit on him with it.

So we didn't get an answer about how blood bending was able to take away bending, but I'm still going with my Episode 11 theory for now. Since each element is able to activate and be manipulated differently, Amon was only able to shut down the elements that Korra had been actively using. But a new way of bending, AKA Airbending, is activated differently so I'm assuming that's how it was able to work.

That was nuts how Tarrlok went and killed himself along with Amon. That was the biggest holy shit moment so far of the series.

Book 1 was good. The pacing was a bit quick, but not really that bad. Some of the characters flip flopped like Mako. He picks Korra over Asami by the end of Book 1, but he had been going back and forth between the girls from the beginning.

The best characters are Lyn and Tenzin. Amon was a good villain, but I feel like his plot wasn't properly paced. He spent too much time in the shadows then all of the sudden the final battle was here. It came and went. There wasn't much build up to this final battle.

Korra as a protagonist has gotten better since the beginning. She's beginning to no longer just be the edgy teen who is trying to appeal to that demographic.

So overall, Book 1 was good with some obvious issues that needed ironing out. I'm enjoying this so far, so hopefully Book 2 can keep this up.

Okay, so I'm back to "Fuck Korra" mode. Why the sudden retrogression? She was growing and now she's literally back to the same mentality she had in the beginning of Book 1, only now she can airbend and go into a low level avatar state. Oh and she's doing the stereotypical woman thing where no matter how Mako answers, she doesn't like it. Really, guys? You're going to feed into a misogynistic stereotype by making Korra unlikable?

Eska and her twin brother were hilarious with what little dialogue they had in this episode. I like them already.

A spirit attacks and only the chief can stop it thanks to his knowledge of the spiritual lore. He should be a good teacher for Korra, and I emphasize should for a very good reason. >_< inb4he'sthenewTarrlok

So it's obvious that Unalaq was not wrong about Korra being able to appease the spirits in the South Pole. But now it looks like he's going to do something really stupid. My premonition is getting more and more likely.

Fuck me, I knew it. I haven't even seen the episode yet, but the title has pretty much given it away.

Now that I've seen it...this is getting retarded. Just stahp the drama between the brothers. It's obvious that Tonraq was not conspiring to assassinate his brother, and Unalaq even heard the guy say that he wanted no part of the attack. And then the drama between Tenzin and his two siblings...it's too much.

Honestly this was a shit episode. I don't understand why Book 2 has to be a soap opera so far.

Oh God. My fears came completely true that Unalaq would either be the next Tarrlok or the next villain. And he's honestly quite a bit of both.

So Book 2's theme is quite obviously family and betrayal. The strained relationships between Tenzin's children, Aang's children, Korra's family, etc.

Unalaq is fucking horrible right now. Just because his brother had a higher status, he's going to literally all this trouble to not only get him banished from the North, but now get him killed. Why? If he was worried about status, he had his brother beat the moment he had him banished. I guess I'll have to wait for more hopefully.

Yay, Korra and Mako broke up. They were a shitty couple anyway. Maybe now Korra and Asami can hook up.

In all seriousness, we shall see how long this break up lasts...

President Raikou is being a jerk. Hopefully Prime Minister Entei knocks some sense into him.

Btw Eska is the best character that was introduced from the Northern Water tribe XD. Varick is cool too. I kek'd at Bei Fong's reaction to the breakup.

Asami has managed to keep herself relevant in all this and she hasn't gone sour. You go girl.

Asami gets fucked over so badly in this series. I feel awful for her. Bolyn has become an asshole and Varick is a scheming mo'fuckah. Hardly anyone in this series is consistent. Tenzin, Asami and Bei Fong are the only ones pretty much of the major characters. And they're three of the best in the series.

Korra has amnesia. Toplel.

So, I thought the gang guy got his bending taken away, but apparently he was able to water bend in this episode?

Hooray for exposition on the old avatars. I like Wan so far. I find it interesting how people first got their bending abilities. That's about all I have to say about this episode for now.

Avatar Wan's story was interesting and good. So far, it is the best part of Book 2. I like how we finally got an explanation as to how the avatar concept first came about. Good episode.

By this point, I am so sick of the Boxtrolls ad on Nick. I wish they had more than like the same four ads on the site.

Finally, we're getting somewhere. Tenzin and Korra are back together as teacher and student, but it is the eldest daughter of Tenzin who is able to guide Korra. Finally Korra has grown again as a character. I only hope that this time she won't retrogress again.

This whole thing with Mako hopefully will end soon. It's not interesting in the least bit and is just unnecessary drama at this point in time.

It's fuckin' Iroh!

Korra opened the portal and shit. Don't really have much to say in this episode other than I liked it for the most part. That owl should have replaced the one in Ocarina of Time...

Thankfully, I was correct about the Mako drama ending quickly. But once again, Korra comes back and leaves Asami high and dry. Do the creators hate their own character? It seems like they just despise Asami for whatever reason. Nothing ever goes her way. If she becomes a villain, it will be the most legit heel turn ever.

President Raikou is officially an idiot. Prime Minister Entei and King Suicune, please administer punishment.

She was so close to closing the portal. So I'm guessing that this final fight will be Korra in the avatar state vs Dark Avatar Unalaq. Sounds like a fucking great fight if it's pulled off right. Can we close out this book with a battle for the ages? Well, I'll just have to see.

Unalaq has won for now, but it kinda seems like BS. They didn't really explain how Vaatu could just pull Rava out like that. On to the last episode of the season. Wondering how Jinora is going to play a role in saving Korra and then effectively the world.

A Perfect Susano'o fight between the Avatars. That was pretty cool. I enjoyed that part. Again, what Jinora did seems like BS. There was no explanation with how she could do that. The show's powers are getting lazy where there is no true explanation or it's a stretch from the confines of the established universe. Korra was able to become so powerful just from this meditation. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The conclusion was good. Mako and Korra break up "for good". Good. I think everyone forgot about Asami again.

I'm not going to sugar-coat this. It was bad. Unalaq was a weak villain with very weak reasoning behind his goal. Him becoming either evil or anti-hero was obvious from the first episode in Book 2. Vaatu was a bit better at least, but he was not in it much. The family/relationship drama was too much. Half the season it felt like it was nothing but people arguing. Asami should be on sudoku watch after all the no lube fucking she has received from the creators. But because she is a strong independent female character that is actually done well, she is taking it like a champ.

On the brighter side of things, Tenzin had some personal growth here which is good. We got more out of Kya and Bumi. Korra had growth as well, but once again I'm hoping things don't revert again. Eska and Desna were good new characters and were pretty amusing if you ask me. Also, Wan's story was a good two episodes for this book.

But overall, the plot was weak, the villain was weak, the characters fluctuated too much, there were too many plot induced points that needed explanation or justification and lastly there was just too much bullshit drama involved. This was an objectively bad arc, though I did enjoy it to some extent.

Nice rebound. This episode was a good one. Korra hasn't retrogressed this time, though she still can't connect with her former Avatars. Mako is awkward as fuck right now, but I'm sure he'll come around in time.

Bumi being able to airbend is pretty awesome. The reactions at the dinner table were priceless. And now a bunch of people can airbend it seems. I guess the convergence was the Chapter Black moment of this show. And this goes for a villainous character as well, who fought pretty awesome along with some nice dialogue on his end. Last two villains were waterbenders. Finally we get an airbender villain. Zaheer, I think his name is? People have hyped up this season's villain, so if it's him, I hope for much more from him.

But of course, tensions are running high between idiot president and Korra. She already was asked to leave the city in the first episode. Seriously, can't they see that this guy needs to be removed from office? The national security was being threatened and this fucker did NOTHING until they attacked him. Get this man out of here. Chief Beifong for president.

Asami and Korra are finally starting to bond. Maybe now they'll hook up and make all the male fans happy.

Yoooooooooooooooooo Zuuukoo! It's about fucking time. He was hands down the best character in Avatar. I'm glad he's making an appearance, albeit all the way in Book 3.

Zaheer and friends are hyped up to be some of the most powerful benders out there. I really like the idea of the waterbending chick with no arms to have perpetual water as her arms. And apparently the earthbender is the lava bender I've been hearing about from fans? One last gang member left, and she's at the water nation somewhere.

Team Avatar managed to snag another airbender, though it's a rogue kid. I'm guessing this kid is going to cause many problems but come through in the end of the season. Another good episode.

Another leader that is completely unlikable, and intentionally so. Of course, they're quickly learning that the earth queen is not only a bitch, but an extortionist. Bumi would turn over in his grave if he saw this going on.

Mako and Bolin are able to get some real development by finding part of their roots by accident. Mako gave up his scarf even.

And as I predicted, Kai was being a pain in the ass till he got captured. Serves the little bastard right.

The dialogue between Zuko, Eska and Desna was just

I don't like at all that Zuko was made to seem kind of weak. There's no way he is, even in his old age. Zuko would have put up much better of a fight had they not escaped.

That's all I have to really say about this episode. I forgot to write my initial thoughts for this one after I actually saw it. Derp.

Chief Beifong is acting like her episode 1 self, but of course we know exactly why. I can't defend her in this episode, because she acted like a real jerk. But the crying at the end showed that she will definitely have another character development cycle and she will probably come out of it even better than she was in Season 1 and 2.

Kya showed some backbone, standing up to Zaheer that well. But ultimately she failed and Zaheer got away. Oh well. Better luck next time, Kya.

Varick is back. As long as he isn't doing any criminal activity, I welcome it. I genuinely like him when he isn't trying to fuck the good guys over.

Zaheer is good so far. I'm hearing a lot about how he is the best villain of the series, so I can't wait.

"How about I promise to not show up at your house and attack you again?" This is why Lin is one of the best characters.

Her development was good. It's understandable why she was mad at Sue. I don't understand why Toph was mad at Lin though. It was just a wtf moment. Speaking of Toph, I find it interesting that they decided to make Toph a playah, or a widow. Whichever XD. And they gave her Kate Higgins, which I noticed back in Season 1, but still worth mentioning since I didn't back then.

The fight was good. All they needed was to duke it out and be okay. That's so realistic it's not even funny. Most people just need to duke it out either orally or physically.

Zaheer found them.

Like I predicted, Kai is still causing a lot of trouble, but he's starting to come around...a little. Tenzin, more like Tensin.

This was a good episode. I like that it mostly focused on Tenzin, who is still awesome even though he's a stick in the mud. It's usually quite funny to see him get riled up.

You know, there's an actual reason why Lin doesn't want you going after Iwey and Zaheer. It's not just for her health. She knows that this is bad business to just go after arbitrarily. They need Tenzin and perhaps General Iroh or Zuko and maybe Tanraq. But lolnope gonna disregard all this and go after them with just regular Team Avatar. Didn't they realize one of them can fucking lava bend and the other is a combustion bender? They're blatantly way over Team Avatar's heads except for Korra herself.

The fight to reclaim Korra was great. One of the best fights in the series so far.

Okay, Zaheer is awesome. Lol Unalaq was involved with these guys but because he was a shitty villain he decided to not tarnish the Red Lotus any further.

So like I said, they're out of their depth. Pointing out that Lin was right is just pointing out the obvious. Because it was oh so very obvious in the last episode.

Book 3 is soooooo much better than Book 2. Let's keep this up!

ZA-FUCKING-HEER! I love the title of this episode . Why do the best villains always take out the most annoying Anti-Heroes in this series? Either way, I love it.

Asami is showing again why she is still a consistently good character. Fuck the damsel in distress and fuck the edgy hotblooded opposite to the damsel in distress. Asami gets herself out of her own messes, helps her friends, proves to still be relevant in a world where bending is the standard (post Season 1 apparently) and is not overly sexualized despite being probably the best looking girl in the show. She probably gets underrated by fans, because I haven't heard much hype or hate for her prior to getting into the series.

This episode was great. Zaheer>Amon>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Unalaq and if this keeps pace, I'm going to name Book 3 as the best season so far. Got three (technically) episodes to go. My body is ready.

Tenzin vs Zaheer was the coolest 1 vs 1 in the entire series, and I'm disappointed that it got interrupted. Airbending is just so cool and to see two airbenders duke it out was fantastic.

Team Avatar is reunited finally and Korra is now heading to the air temple to settle things with the Red Lotus.

See, what did I say? Kai caused many problems but came through in the end. Though I'm sure he has one more stunt to pull for the good guys before this is over. Though to be fair, it's not hard to judge the formula for certain character archetypes by this point. It's not too far off of the original Avatar and Kai's archetype is very very common in the film industry.

The two part episode is coming up and I'll definitely watch it early tomorrow to get it over with. I can tell you right now that this season is getting a good review from me, even if the last episode is shitty.

Zaheer is smart with how he handled the hostage transaction. He knew he had more cards in his hand and so he always made sure he had the advantage before revealing it was a trap.

When he fought Korra and Tanraq that was awesome. That was a crazy death from the combustion bender. It was so quick though. They made sure it was Nick friendly. If this was a Seinen Manga or Anime, her head would have exploded and you would have fucking seen it. XD Oh well, I can't exactly complain about this, because this is a Nickelodeon syndicated show.

Bolin was able to fucking lava bend. Well, it was more or less magma bending, which seems much easier than metal bending. There was still solid rock inside the magma, so that should have been easier to bend. Lava bending itself is probably much harder.

So the final battle was a bit underwhelming thanks to the poison that Korra had. But to be fair, Korra would have probably destroyed Zaheer otherwise. The ending to the fight was also underwhelming, but I laughed quite hard when Bolin gagged him. The endings to the other members were good ones. The episode ended on a positive note with Jinora becoming a master. She looks just like Aang XD.

Book 3 is the best season of Korra. They bounced back after Book 2's idiocy. The drama between Team Avatar was almost nonexistant. THANK FUCK FOR THAT! The drama that did occur was necessary for proper character growth (i.e between Lin and Sue Beifong).

Zaheer was the best villain yet. His companions were interesting in their own ways as well. They posed legitimate threats, even though Zaheer himself was not overwhelmingly powerful. Tenzin was going to beat him in that 1 vs 1, but it was his plans and brains that made him so threatening (not to mention some ridiculously powerful companions).

Of course, Korra not being able to connect with her past lives is a letdown. But it's not a huge detriment to the season. I was hoping that by the end of this season that she would have reconnected. I'm assuming this will happen in Book 4 now. I wanted to see more of Aang and his awesome quotes. But once again, this is not a detriment to the season. It only deducts minor points.

Mako and Bolin were much much much much better in this season. They weren't jackasses, they had legitimately funny moments and they grew in this season. Beifong and Tenzin, who were previously my favorite characters, grew in this season as well and still remain my favorites. Asami is still  .

So overall, this season was definitively good and the objectively best season yet. Also my favorite due to Zaheer and the other factors I've mentioned previously. Great job, Korra production team! Let's hope Book 4 steps it up even further.

Oh God, Todd Haberkorn is Opal's brother hahaha. And Zelda Williams as Kuvira. Bolin looks cooler now. Asami is even more . I feel bad for Mako, but I don't know how long he'll be guarding this prince since he has a shot of dying or being usurped immediately.

So Korra is training off in a fight club somewhere. Interesting. I assume she's using this to get back to full strength or better than ever.

Kuvira starts off pretty good. Her fighting style is awesome. The way she wrecked those bandits was the best scene in this episode.

So like I thought, she is trying to get back to her old self or better. That ring was just a one time off thing, which seemed like misdirection in the first episode then. She was traveling, trying to figure out a way to regain her Avatar state and her abilities. I'm glad she isn't beating herself up as bad as I feared. The drama in the episode was mostly okay. It has shown us that Korra has become a much better character since the beginning.

Katara was good in this episode and of course the ending with Toph was cool. Episode overall wasn't bad. Not great, but at least the flashback is over (hopefully). I'm sure Toph will be the key to Korra getting her powers back.

Toph is still as awesome as ever. Kuvira is also still pretty sick. Even the baka ouji (idiot prince) isn't as bad as he was in Episode 40. Though, I can smell the scent of Book 2 drama looming in the horizon. Hopefully that doesn't happen.

So Korra still had poison inside her body. Interesting. I hope it doesn't take too long to get it out.

Drama for Tenzin's kids well spent in order to build them up a little, especially Ikki. It seems the author for Korra finally gets it on how to use drama for constructive purposes and not the opposite which was most of Season 2.

She got the poison out and immediately went back into the Avatar state. Awesome. That scene was really well done. Toph was great in this episode of course.

Now it's time for the Avatar to step back into action and meet the villain. Shit's about to go down quickly.

>Goes to Talk no Jutsu Kuvira
>Gets Talk no Jutsu'd by Kuvira

Kuvira is great. She lacks the proper balance that Toph talked about, but she has so many great points. This could have all been avoided btw, if Sue had done what was asked of her. All the Earth kingdom needed was someone like Kuvira, but without being a tyrant. You know, like the Persian Empire. Instead, this is going to end up closer to the Assyrian conquest, but not to that same extreme.

Korra is showing how she has grown as a character since Episode 1 of Book 1. But still, she wanted to try to "reason" with Kuvira and that amounted to "STAHP IT".

Bolin can lava bend at will now. Alrighty. Sometimes I forget that Mako and Bolin were professional benders at the start of this show. Moments like these remind me of that. Because usually standing next to the avatar they look pretty silly.

Julie is possibly gonna do the thing in order to save Varrick. Hard to say.

Asami is too good. Just when you think her character can't get any better, it fucking does. She is an underused gem in this show.

Why is Korra still seeing those avatar state visions? That PIS doe. Kuvira is apparently faster than Amon, who couldn't deal with airbending. Her fighting style is still pretty awesome. I wouldn't be surprised if we see her lava/magma bend by the end just for a bit of extra difficulty. Because we saw Korra kick the crap out of her immediately after going into the avatar state.

So far I still like Zaheer better than Kuvira, but she is still good.

KORRA X ASAMI FO LYFE

This episode was just okay. Korra at least did her thing when it counted. Baka Ouji made this episode a lot less appealing.

And of course, I'm very apprehensive that Toph is going to lose to BS. But at the same time, I can see the platinum bending on the horizon and I want to see that.

Recap episode. Ugh. Oh well, they had to do it so I won't complain much. http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/103173899927/a-few-preemptive-words-about-episode-408

Mako's third of the episode was the least entertaining. I don't find Wu funny at all. The Chibi head thing was okay. But I will admit that everyone ganging up on Mako was slightly amusing.

Korra's third was better, because it was well structured. They were honest about what good and bad Korra did as an avatar. Asami is so perfect for Korra, it hurts. Oh and Tenzin coming in at the end was boss.

Bolin's third was the most amusing, but mostly because of the villain conference call. That was by far the best thing about this episode. "Did I catch you at home?" Unalaq was the odd man out because he sucks as a villain (as a character, he was aight). The writers were very self aware of that. I like how they photoshopped Bolin's face onto gigantic spirit form Korra. Also, no "do the thing" involved with Varrick's dialogue, which is a good thing. We don't want that to wear out...okay well maybe it already has.

According to the creator, shit is about to go down after this episode and it ain't stopping till the series is over. Bring it on!

YEEEESSSSSSSSS! This episode was awesome.

Za-fucking-heer! And Korra regained her connection with Rava. You know what that means, folks. We gonna see Aang soon! Oh man.

The dialogue between Zaheer and Korra was incredible. The last part of the episode was the best by far.

In other news, Raikou is getting his shit together. For once, I agree with him and disagree with Tenzin. It's obvious that Kuvira is up to no good. I guess Prime Minister Entei really did knock some sense into him.

Asami and Varrick are working together just as I predicted. Don't know if y'all remember me saying that on the Mystic Podcast.

Finally, Bolin and Opal are patching shit up. Good. No more drama.

Wow, kickass episode!

This was probably Toph's final episode of having major relevance. I think she may have one more scene left in the end though.

Lin is not wrong for being angry with Toph. But at least she's not so angry with her by the end. The transition was a bit quick, but still okay. Also, it looks like Sokka isn't Lin's dad. He might not be Su's either.

The last fight was amazing. The skirmish between Su and Kuvira was awesome. Is Kuvira the most powerful metal bender aside from Toph? It seems to be the case, but Lin at her best might be stronger still. We don't know for sure.

And as many of us predicted, the final fight will take place at Republic City. The spirits don't really need to interfere. The spirit weapon that Kuvira has is dangerous, but it's not like they're unstoppable as a result. There is still the whole alliance led by General Iroh, plus Korra, plus Tenzin and the airbenders. The Fire Nation will be fighting as well. Zuko might not be the Fire Lord anymore, but he likely built up the Fire Nation to be amazing again.

Oh and Opal and Bolin are back together. Okay.

THAT ENDING DOE

Strolling around, looking for a gun to destroy and HOLY FUCK IT'S A GUNDAM! Still not as OP as Wing Zero.

This episode was dope. Wu is not so bad anymore. Even Raikou is not so bad in this episode. Kuvira is much better than a lot of people give her credit for. Not as good as Zaheer, but certainly not bad.

Was hoping for Korra to beat the shit out of Natsu Hikaru Batar Jr, because that would have been hilarious.

What Kuvira did was both smart and dumb at the same time. It was smart because this was a chance to eliminate the avatar and everyone else. It was dumb because if they survive, now they have the person who knows how to take down the Gundam on their side (it's obvious that the next episode will pan out like the latter).

The full scale battle is about to happen. It would be great if they made this episode 40m long, but I doubt it'll happen. We can only hope for a great finale like we got with Sozin's Comet. I have a feeling that Korra is going to take Kuvira's bending away, but it would be amazing if she straight up kills her.

One more thing. We need to see Aang in this last episode.

Okay, so I can't front on this one. I don't like the new airbender outfit for the most part, but Tenzin flying with that cape made him look like Superman and that was kind of cool.

So Todd Haberkorn is good again. Alright. He helped by telling them how to switch off the mech. Of course, this was predictable.

Hiroshi redeemed himself in the end. What a nice conclusion to his character.

Korra was pretty cool in this episode. The large scale bending she did was pretty off the chain. Of course, the bending of the entire building was awesome too.

Wu is okay, but his singing does suck. He has gotten better though; I can say that.

That Gundam was fucking tough, but it's time to take that thing down. Let's go, finale!

FUUUUUCK no Aang. Oh well. At least there was a brief mention of him.

Korra energy bending the spirit weapon was awesome. Probably the best scene in the episode. Also the fight with Korra and Kuvira was pretty cool. Korra was actually doing very well even without the avatar state. Really goes to show that she was rusty as hell before.

The end of Kuvira was a bit anti-climactic, but it goes with the theme of the book and the show, which is balance. Korra was supposed to end it peacefully, and in the end, she didn't have to resort to killing or energy bending Kuvira. So objectively okay, but from an enjoyment standpoint it was a bit underwhelming.

Interesting that a new spirit portal opened up. I have no positive or negative opinion on it. Just that it's interesting.

Mako and Bolin had one last big role, as well as Su and Lin. Tenzin unfortunately was struck (sorta) last time, so he couldn't.

Varrick and Zhu-Li got married, cool. The wedding was a decent area for the conclusion. Wu wants to convert the Earth Kingdom into the Earth Republic or Earth Democracy. Depends on if there are electoral votes or not XD.

THAT SUBTEXT AT THE END DOE! It actually happened. Korra x Asami fucking happened. I think the creators were seriously listening to fans.

Episode was not bad, but had some problems of course.

This book was overall okay. It started off strong, but had some slips here and there.

No major drama in this book, so that's a definite plus. No slipping back into Book 2 habits. The characters were generally likable in this book. Bolin grew as a character, Mako...not really. Mako is mostly static anyway, so that's all right. Asami grew definitely and Korra absolutely grew as a character. The new characters were okay. Some good, some bad. Kuvira started off strong, then started seeming like a typical dictator, to be frank. Batar Jr. was mostly annoying. Wu was horrible up until the last couple episodes.

The plot was relatively predictable. It was a typical "I want to take over everything" plot. It was executed just okay. Like I said, some high points and some low points.

The action was very good in this season at times. Korra vs Kuvira (round 1) was lackluster, but Su vs Kuvira was great. Hell, that whole battle was great. Korra vs Kuvira (round 2) was much better than the first one. There was some great action when trying to take down the Gundam. Nothing beats Tenzin vs Zaheer though.

As a conclusion arc, I felt that this was not a suitable finisher. It didn't feel like a final arc to me. Oddly enough, Amon was the villain that seemed the most suitable for this task. Though I suppose it's not that odd when you understand how Korra was initially written. I would say Zaheer as well, but Zaheer needed to happen for Kuvira to happen. And Zaheer was supposed to be the leader of a group that Unalaq left, so that ties those three villains together. Though I suppose Vatu could have been the final villain as well.

Regardless, as an arc in general, it was decent to good. That's the rating I give it. As a finisher, it's not very good. It certainly doesn't stack up to the finality of Book 3 of Avatar, where everything was coming to a close and you knew it.

Book 3>1>4>2